Partner Capacity Building Coordinator

Compassion International; United States; Remote; MXN 1,176,000 - 1,629,000; Full time

Job summary

Compassion International seeks a Partner Capacity Building Coordinator to strengthen partner systems, governance, and programmatic readiness for US Government-funded awards. The role oversees organizational assessments, coaching, and learning activities across a network of partners in the Americas.

The position requires travel up to 30% and fluency in English, with French/Spanish bilingualism a plus. This grant-funded role supports disaster preparedness and humanitarian response initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in International Development or related field.
• 7+ years of relevant work experience.
• Experience supporting donor-funded humanitarian or international development programs.
• Knowledge of USAID or other U.S. Government donor regulations preferred.
• Fluent English; bilingual knowledge in French and/or Spanish is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Strengthen capacity of partner organizations for US Government-funded awards.
• Coordinate capacity-strengthening activities and monitor progress against plans.
• Provide coaching and technical assistance to New and Underutilized Partners.
• Support financial management systems, internal controls, and donor compliance.
• Facilitate learning on donor processes, award requirements, and partnership readiness.
• Develop and monitor capacity-strengthening plans with partner organizations.
• Coordinate trainings, workshops, webinars, and technical assistance activities.
• Align monitoring, evaluation, reporting with donor requirements.
• Document policies and systems for procurement, governance, branding, HR, and compliance.
• Support proposal development and guidance to improve competitiveness for funding.

Skills

Cross-cultural communication

Relationship-building

Coaching & training

Project coordination

English fluency

French/Spanish bilingual

Education

Bachelor's degree in International Development or related field

Job description

*This role is supported by grant funding that is currently approved for a one-year period. This role is open to qualified candidates based in the United States or Latin America.

Overview

As the Partner Capacity Building Coordinator, you will strengthen the capacity and readiness of partner organizations participating in a U.S. Government-funded humanitarian response and disaster preparedness program. Through organizational capacity assessments, coaching, technical assistance, learning initiatives, and partner support, you will help organizations build the systems, knowledge, skills, and practices needed to effectively compete for, manage, and implement donor-funded awards while serving vulnerable children and communities affected by crises.

Working closely with the prime award recipient, subaward partners, subject matter experts, and program teams, you will coordinate and support partner capacity-strengthening activities, monitor progress against development plans, and promote knowledge sharing and continuous improvement across the consortium.

What will you do?

• Maintain a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Be a consistent witness for Jesus Christ, maintaining a courteous, Christ-like attitude in dealing with people within and outside of Compassion, and faithfully uphold Compassion’s ministry in prayer.
• Act as an advocate to raise the awareness of the needs of children. Understand Christ’s mandate to protect children. Commit to and prioritize child protection considerations in all decision-making, tasks, and activities across the ministry. Abide by all behavioral expectations in Compassion’s Statement of Commitment to Child Protection and Code of Conduct. Report any concerns of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of children through Compassion’s internal reporting process and appropriately support responses to incidents if they occur.
• Uphold and engage in Compassion’s core Cultural Behaviors.
• Coordinate partner capacity-strengthening activities that support grant objectives and improve organizations’ readiness to successfully compete for and manage U.S. Government-funded awards.
• Conduct organizational capacity assessments and support the development, implementation, and monitoring of partner-specific capacity-strengthening plans.
• Provide coaching and technical assistance to New and Underutilized Partners (NUPs) across key organizational, operational, and programmatic functions.
• Support partners in strengthening financial management systems, internal controls, policies, and procedures required for donor compliance and award management.
• Facilitate partner learning related to US government funded processes, award requirements, compliance expectations, and partnership readiness.
• Coordinate and support trainings, workshops, peer-learning opportunities, webinars, and technical assistance activities focused on organizational development, humanitarian programming, and donor-funded project implementation.
• Support partners in developing and strengthening monitoring, evaluation, reporting, and knowledge management practices that align with donor requirements.
• Assist partners in establishing and documenting policies, procedures, and systems related to procurement, governance, branding and marking, human resources, and other donor compliance requirements.
• Provide guidance, resources, and coaching that help partners improve their competitiveness for new funding opportunities, including concept paper and proposal development.
• Facilitate collaboration and connections between partners, consortium members, subject matter experts, and other stakeholders to strengthen partnerships and peer learning.
• Support organizational development initiatives, including strategic planning, operational effectiveness, workforce development, and organizational sustainability efforts.
• Coordinate partner support related to gender integration, safeguarding, environmental compliance, and other cross-cutting donor requirements.
• Track progress against capacity-strengthening plans and document outcomes, lessons learned, success stories, and areas for continuous improvement.
• Contribute to grant reporting, work planning, monitoring and evaluation activities, and donor deliverables related to partner capacity development and localization objectives.
• Stay informed of emerging trends, tools, and best practices related to localization, organizational capacity strengthening, humanitarian response, emergency preparedness, and international development.

What do you bring?

• Bachelor's degree in International Development, Nonprofit Management, Public Administration, Organizational Development, Humanitarian Assistance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 7+ years of relevant work experience.
• Experience supporting donor-funded humanitarian, emergency preparedness, international development, or related programs.
• Experience conducting organizational capacity assessments and supporting the design and implementation of capacity-strengthening plans.
• Knowledge of USAID and/or other U.S. Government donor regulations, compliance requirements, and award management practices preferred.
• Experience providing coaching, technical assistance, training, or organizational development support to local partners, subrecipients, or community-based organizations.
• Familiarity with one or more of the following areas: financial management, compliance, monitoring and evaluation, proposal development, governance, human resources, or organizational development.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate multiple projects and stakeholders while managing competing priorities in a cross-cultural environment.
• Strong communication, facilitation, coaching, and relationship-building skills.
• Exceptional written and verbal English communication skills are required. Bilingual or multilingual proficiency in French and/or Spanish is preferred.
• Ability to travel up to 30% of the time.

Why work here?

• The mission: Join a team that is motivated to release children from poverty in Jesus’ name.
• Spiritual growth: Participate in regular chapel services, prayer groups, and department devotionals.

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